11 May 2015

Jamboree 2015 - Meet the Speaker: Ross E. Curtis, PhD

Ross Curtis joined the AncestryDNA team in January of 2012. He is a computational biologist, specializing in genetics and visual analytics, and loves applying his expertise to family history and genealogy. Before AncestryDNA, Dr. Curtis focused on using visualization and statistics to discover genetic mutations that contribute to disease. Dr. Curtis received his B.S. from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in Computational Biology from Carnegie Mellon University.

TH026 Thursday June 4, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

The Latest Innovations in DNA Technology and Science and What They Mean for You

Join us to go behind the scenes at AncestryDNA to learn about the science and revolutionary technology used to find your ancestors from your DNA. We will cover the strategy needed to analyze the evolving matching algorithms used for Autosomal DNA.

FR016 Friday June 5, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Panel: What's New at Ancestry

Ancestry is continually innovating to make your family history more accessible, more enjoyable, and more accurate. Join Crista Cowan as she welcomes a panel of product managers from various areas of the Ancestry business to discuss new (and upcoming) features in AncestryDNA, Ancestry Trees, and Ancestry Content.